What’s On

The chorus opens our concert season with an intimate evening of Britten and Duruflé, and we’re joined by up-and-coming vocal stars from the Royal Academy of Music, directed by our chorus master Tom Primrose.

Our first West Road programme of the year presents Respighi’s monumental Roman Trilogy, a triptych of tone poems about Ancient Rome – Pines of Rome, Fountains of Rome and Feste Romane. This is a bombastic and brilliant orchestral tour de force, not to be missed.

We’re also thrilled to welcome back violinist Freya Goldmark to play Guirne Creath’s wonderful and long-forgotten Violin Concerto.

The chorus and orchestra unite in the run-up to Christmas for Berlioz’s festive oratorio L’Enfance du Christ, a dramatic and poignant re-telling of the Nativity story.

Then in the new year Lucy Hollins returns for another whacky and wonderful pair of maritime family concerts, Lucy’s Ocean Adventure. A great opportunity to introduce young listeners to the world of classical music.

After the success of Dvorak’s Stabat Mater, we return to the Czech master’s choral-orchestral oeuvre for his Requiem in March.

We finish our West Road concert season in May with a sparkling orchestral programme including Ethel Smyth’s Overture to The Wreckers, and Shostakovich’s gripping Symphony No 5. We’re also delighted to welcome the acclaimed pianist Benjamin Grosvenor to play Strauss’ Burleske.

We end the year with a return to Saffron Hall for Vaughan Williams’ towering Sea Symphony. 

Whether you’re a passionate music-lover or a total newcomer, we hope there is something for everyone in this exciting programme, and look forward to seeing you at one of our concerts.

Harry Sever, Music Director